Hunting Party

"You seem to be in trouble?" Gage said calmly, looking at the ship that had sunk quite a bit.

Davo's expression hardened upon hearing this, but he quickly composed himself and said, "That's right, Mr. Gage, the enemy is too cunning, exploiting my inability to fight at sea... Could you please send your soldiers down? If only we can force them to come ashore..."

With bat wings, Davo certainly wouldn't die.

Even if the ship sinks, I'll have enough energy to fly back, but most of the others will probably be killed or injured!

The Giant Axe Pirates ' "internal culture" is exactly the same as that of the Rocks Pirates. Davo knows very well that once his power is greatly diminished, he will not receive support or assistance.

Davo is ruthless towards his subordinates, but he doesn't want to suffer too many losses at once.

Ignoring Davo's excuse, Gage said directly, "Of course, no problem. I'm here to Giant Axe Pirates, aren't I?"

"That's really... thank you so much." Davo tried his best to hide his displeasure.

"Hahaha, let our allies see the invincible Germa Kingdom! Go! Depth Charge!" Gage completely treated his clone soldiers as "props".

Even when giving commands, it doesn't sound like he's issuing orders, but rather like he's using a technique—and these clones are merely tools for unleashing that technique... or even expendable resources!

With a wave of his hand, twelve men in sunglasses jumped into the water one after another.

Not long after, after the waves had churned for a while, Gage said, "The Fish-Man have retreated; I don't think we need to pursue them further."

Chasing Fish-Man in the sea is certainly not a wise choice.

"It's good that they're gone... Master will eventually storm Fish-Man Island, so it's fine to let those small fry have their fun for a while," Voda said with a hint of regret.

Just as he was trying to organize the Sailor to save themselves in an orderly manner, an explosion suddenly rang out— Sig had naturally already figured out which compartment the gunpowder was stored in!

Although much of the gunpowder had become damp, and the storage area was surrounded by water-filled ballast tanks for cushioning, the explosion of the gunpowder compartment still became the final "straw" that sank the Devil's Horn.

Ultimately, it was only Gage's twelve clone soldiers who united and formed a "human raft" floating on the sea, carrying Gage, and Gage also rescued Davo. As for the others...

"You stay put! I'll send reinforcements when I get back to Axe Island!" Davo said to the few remaining men clinging to planks and empty barrels on the sea.

It was clear that Davo was in a bad mood. Although the remaining pirates were resentful, they didn't dare to say anything when they saw their boss's expression.

Send someone to rescue us?

Can they hold out until then?

Everyone knew that the Fish-Man who had just attacked the ship would definitely return, and then...

In the pitch-black sea, the pirates tried to huddle together, surrounded by endless darkness, and fear and unease spread among them.

Finally, amidst a chorus of exclamations, a pirate on the outskirts was dragged into the water by an unknown entity before he could even let out a scream and never resurfaced!

Fear erupted at that moment; some cursed wildly, some tried to escape, some mustered the courage to dive down and fight for their lives, and some even killed each other over a large piece of ship plank...

Before anyone knew it, someone had thought of a "hunting party".

As part of their entertainment, during "hunt parties," the slaves who are the targets must be feeling exactly like this, right?

But now, it's Sig's one-man hunting party, and they are all the prey!

Of course, Sig didn't kill anyone—if someone "passed by" the seabed, besides the wreckage of the Devil's Horn, they would also see sets of clothes.

In the sea, Sig couldn't use the power of the Prison-Prison Fruit to fight; he couldn't even extend an iron rod, yet he could still "imprison"...

A day later, Sig used his Vivre Card to swim to Axe Island.

As he approached the island, Sig immediately saw... that giant tree that pierced the sky!

This Sig had seen such a large tree. The Eve Tree was only taller and larger than this, but in Mary Geoise, he could only see its scattered canopy, and on the Fish-Man Island in the sea, he could only see its scattered roots. He couldn't see the whole tree.

Earlier in Water Seven, when Franky mentioned Eve Tree, Franky also told Sig the story of the "Island Tree".

Legend has it that there are several Island Tree that, no matter what wars or Catastrophe occur on the island, always stand tall, and people repeatedly build new cities around them...

The most famous of them is undoubtedly the Adam Tree!

Roger's ship was entirely made from Adam's tree trunk.

Looking at the giant tree in front of him, Sig guessed that it must also be one of the "Island Tree".

Sig originally intended to land on a secluded rocky shore, as he usually did when sneaking in, but then he noticed a large pirate ship heading towards the port of Axe Island from another direction...

After observing the ship's details and the appearance of the crew on deck, Sig's heart pounded.

Although it's not the same ship, the pirate flag flying is the same one from the Roaring Ship of Sitoon, and some of the crew members are Sitoon's men!

It's true that the average person wouldn't notice that the details on the same flag are the same, especially after two or three months, when they would be impossible to be exactly the same, and there would be many more signs of use.

As for the faces of crew members who are just "passersby," no one would remember them after seeing them only once, and even those with Observation Haki wouldn't care.

It's not that they're hard to notice, but rather that they don't retain any impression of them.

However, Sig's "Reasoning Trainee" made him very sensitive to details and very good at reasoning... or even "deduction." Sig simulated it in his mind and was sure that this was the pirate flag of Sitoon, which had been through several months of storms.

Nine times out of ten, it's because Sitoon has also just returned...

Because he was concerned about Arlong, Sig thought about it and decided to secretly follow Sitoon's ship.

Previously, Sig, in his human form, had fought with Sitoon in front of his crew. Now, as a "Telepathist" without further abilities in the occult, Sig did not attempt to integrate as he had on the Voda ship, but instead remained hidden and stealthy.

When they saw Sitoon disembark, the crew following behind carried two crucifixes and a cross, on which were strapped the severely tortured Arlong, Chu, and Hachi...

Makoro two companions were also there, but they came down with the other members of the Giant Axe Pirates!